Size Chart

Body Jewelry Piercing Size Chart

Definitions of Terms

Ball Diameter – is the size of the ball or bead on your jewelry.

Diameter – a straight line segment that passes through the center of a circle.

Length – the distance from one end to another.

Gauge – with regards to jewelry, its the thickness of the jewelry.

When measuring a diameter of a circular barbells or of a ring, you should measure it inside the ring or of the circular barbell but if your measuring a curved or a straight barbell, you should measure it from the first end to the other end.

BALL DIAMETER

DIAMETER & LENGTH

Inches

Inches in Decimals

Millimeters

Inches

Inches in Decimals

Millimeters

1/8 .125 3.176 1/4 .250 6.4
5/32 .156 3.970 5/16 .313 7.94
3/16 .188 4.764 3/8 .375 9.53
7/32 .219 5.558 7/16 .4375 11.11
1/4 .250 6.352 1/2 .500 12.7
5/16 .313 7.940 9/16 .5625 14.29
3/8 .375 9.527 5/8 .625 15.9
3/4 .750 19.0
7/8 .875 22.2
1 1.000 25.4
GAUGE (g) HEALING TIMINGS
Gauge Inches in Decimals

Millimeters

BODY PART HEALING TIME
0 .325 8 Ear Lobe Between 4 – 8 Weeks
2 .257 7 Ear Rim Between 2 to 4 Months
3 .204 6 Eyebrow Between 2 – 4 Months
4 .162 5 Tongue Between 2 – 3 Months
6 .128 4 Labret Between 2 – 4 Months
8 .102 3.2 Male Nipple Between 2 – 5 Months
10 .081 2.5 Female Nipple Between 3 – 6 Months
12 .064 2 Lips Between 2 – 4 Months
14 .051 1.6 Nostril Between 2 – 4 Months
16 .040 1.2 Navel Between 3 Months to 1 Year
18 .032 1
20 .033 0.8